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Continents & oceans
Identify Earth’s seven continents and five oceans from geographical clues. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12
Continents & oceans
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
2. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
3. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
4. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
5. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
6. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
7. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
8. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
9. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
10. Which continent is the coldest, driest and southernmost on Earth: Antarctica or South America?
11. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
12. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
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Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
7The seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia/Oceania.
2. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
AsiaAsia covers about 44.6 million km² and is home to more than half of the world’s population.
3. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
EuropeThe Mediterranean Sea separates southern Europe from northern Africa.
4. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
The EquatorThe Equator is the 0° parallel of latitude halfway between the poles.
5. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
71%About 71% of Earth’s surface is water and about 29% is land.
6. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
Bering StraitThe Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans between Russia and Alaska.
7. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
AfricaBoth the Sahara Desert and the Nile River are located in Africa.
8. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
Strait of GibraltarThe Strait of Gibraltar links the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
9. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean spans more than one-third of Earth’s surface.
10. Which continent is the coldest, driest and southernmost on Earth: Antarctica or South America?
AntarcticaAntarctica surrounds the South Pole and is covered by a vast ice sheet.
11. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean surrounds the North Pole at high northern latitudes.
12. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
AfricaAfrica is second only to Asia in both area and population.
12 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12
Continents & oceans
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
2. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
3. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
4. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
5. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
6. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
7. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
8. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
9. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
10. Which continent is the coldest, driest and southernmost on Earth: Antarctica or South America?
11. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
12. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
12 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12
Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
7The seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia/Oceania.
2. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
AsiaAsia covers about 44.6 million km² and is home to more than half of the world’s population.
3. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
EuropeThe Mediterranean Sea separates southern Europe from northern Africa.
4. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
The EquatorThe Equator is the 0° parallel of latitude halfway between the poles.
5. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
71%About 71% of Earth’s surface is water and about 29% is land.
6. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
Bering StraitThe Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans between Russia and Alaska.
7. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
AfricaBoth the Sahara Desert and the Nile River are located in Africa.
8. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
Strait of GibraltarThe Strait of Gibraltar links the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
9. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean spans more than one-third of Earth’s surface.
10. Which continent is the coldest, driest and southernmost on Earth: Antarctica or South America?
AntarcticaAntarctica surrounds the South Pole and is covered by a vast ice sheet.
11. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean surrounds the North Pole at high northern latitudes.
12. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
AfricaAfrica is second only to Asia in both area and population.
12 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification